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Some members — or perhaps one member — of the Seattle Seahawks’ famed 12th Man took things too far during the fourth quarter of the Hawks’ 23-17 NFC Championship Game victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

It started when San Francisco linebacker NaVorro Bowman went down with a cringe-inducing knee injury after Seattle wideout Jermaine Kearse landed on his leg while attempting to catch a Russell Wilson pass.

The freak play was an unfortunate turn of events for the 49ers and Bowman, who was having a monster game to the tune of 14 tackles (6 solo) and a sack to that point in the contest. To make matters worse, a blown call by the officials cost him what should have been a strip and fumble recovery on the play.

Seahawks fans throw food at injured 49ers star NaVorro Bowman

GIF courtesy of Guyism.com

But things turned ugly as he was being carted off the field, as video shows him getting pelted with food being thrown or dropped from the stands.

Combine this unfortunate incident with cornerback Richard Sherman’s postgame rant, and the Seahawks aren’t exactly making a lot of friends around the country leading up to the Super Bowl.

“One thing I can’t accept,” Sherman wrote, “is what I read after the game about Seahawks fans throwing food at 49ers linebacker Navorro Bowman as he was being carted off the field with his knee injury. If it’s true, it’s beyond terrible. That’s as low as it gets.”